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$119.78 in groceries from two separate stores (click the photo for a larger view). I always enjoy the comments I get when I’m riding the Mundo, particularly when it’s loaded. I’m sure other cargo bikers hear much of the same, especially here in North America where bikes like this are not that common. The mostContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#353)…plus a comment and a short video”

Allentown is my favorite neighborhood in Buffalo (it always has been); and it also happens to be the one in which I reside…and it’s beautiful at dusk, I think.

Allentown is my favorite neighborhood in Buffalo (it always has been); and it also happens to be the one in which I reside…and it’s beautiful at dusk, I think.

It is still early in the season but usually by this time I have much of my Victory Garden planted by now (I like to get an early start). But because of a crazy schedule and way too much rain and cold this spring I’ve put it on hold. But this evening I finally wasContinue reading “First Steps”

> It is still early in the season but usually by this time I have much of my Victory Garden planted by now (I like to get an early start). But because of a crazy schedule and way too much rain and cold this spring I’ve put it on hold. But this evening I finallyContinue reading “>First Steps”

> Every year I turn the tiny plot that surrounds my house into a vegetable garden…and every year it is another experiment; seeing what works and what doesn’t; what grows and what doesn’t. Usually I have most things in the ground by now but am running late because of the cold and relentless rain. ThisContinue reading “>But Some Seed Fell on Fertil Soil”

Every year I turn the tiny plot that surrounds my house into a vegetable garden…and every year it is another experiment; seeing what works and what doesn’t; what grows and what doesn’t. Usually I have most things in the ground by now but am running late because of the cold and relentless rain. This year’sContinue reading “But Some Seed Fell on Fertil Soil”

> #309 (top photo)…a pint of kimchee. #310 (lower photo)…four grilled chicken breasts in a small foil pan. Carried on my teeny Dahon folder.

#309 (top photo)…a pint of kimchee. #310 (lower photo)…four grilled chicken breasts in a small foil pan. Carried on my teeny Dahon folder.

> I love this short film…incredibly inspiring! It shows that the average person can get around by bike and carry all the stuff they need…including their kids. And to quote one of the people in the film…you don’t have to be a nerd to do it!

I love this short film…incredibly inspiring! It shows that the average person can get around by bike and carry all the stuff they need…including their kids. And to quote one of the people in the film…you don’t have to be a nerd to do it!

> This post is an announcement for a benefit for our friend and local culinarian Dan Tracy. This past year Dan was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Click here to read his story. Besides the physical difficulties Dan will be facing there are imminent financial ones as well.Continue reading “>Benefit for Dan Tracy”

This post is an announcement for a benefit for our friend and local culinarian Dan Tracy. This past year Dan was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Click here to read his story. Besides the physical difficulties Dan will be facing there are imminent financial ones as well. TheContinue reading “Benefit for Dan Tracy”

> Well the snow has finally hit and it seems a bit early this year, at least for this type of snow. This is actually the second heavy snow of the season. The most recent was just a few days ago which was classic lake effect. If you are not from this area of theContinue reading “>Lake Effect”

Well the snow has finally hit and it seems a bit early this year, at least for this type of snow. This is actually the second heavy snow of the season. The most recent was just a few days ago which was classic lake effect. If you are not from this area of the worldContinue reading “Lake Effect”

> Just a reminder…for more info click here.

Just a reminder…for more info click here.

To put this into perspective you can see my teenage son standing near the hood of this limousine…it had to be 25 feet long. Oil crisis? What oil crisis.

> To put this into perspective you can see my teenage son standing near the hood of this limousine…it had to be 25 feet long. Oil crisis? What oil crisis.